Sick Day? When to keep your student home

Should I keep my child home or send him or her to school?

School policy requests a child stay home if he or she:

Has a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher.

  • Keep your child home until his or her fever—100.4 or higher—has been gone for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.

Has been vomiting or has diarrhea without a fever.

  • Keep your child home 24 hours after the last vomiting or diarrhea episode.

Has symptoms that keep him or her from participating in school, such as:

  • Very tired or lack of appetite.
  • Cough that he or she cannot control.
  • Shortness of breathe or difficulty breathing.
  • Moderate to severe headache, body aches, or earache.
  • Sore throat—a minor sore throat is ok for school, but a severe sore throat could be strep throat, even if there is no fever.
  • New loss of taste or smell.
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For more information, or if you have questions, please contact your school nurse

Havasupai Elementary
505-6042
Jamaica Elementary
854-7280
Nautilus Elementary
505-6062
Oro Grande Elementary
505-6082
Smoketree Elementary
505-6022
Starline Elementary
505-1490
Thunderbolt Middle School
854-7231
Lake Havasu High School
854-5350